Establish improved health and safety performance measurements

Health and safety performance index

CRL Ltd monitors 26 individual H&S performance indicators which cover all activities from design through to commissioning that are critical for the project to effectively manage potential H&S risks.

Proactive or 'leading' indicators, such as heavy goods vehicle safety checks, are also recorded along with reactive or 'lagging' measures including near misses. Monitoring creates a detailed and accurate picture of the project's H&S performance.

To manage the large amounts of H&S data and identify key trends, CRL Ltd developed a H&S Performance Index (HSPI). The HSPI categorises each indicator against the H&S management system and assigns weighting based on how critical that activity is for the management of risk. A score is then produced that illustrates how well the project has performed against pre-determined targets.

The HSPI has produced an accurate picture of H&S performance which can be easily communicated to stakeholders as well as to workers and site team leaders. The Link Alliance has not always met the monthly performance target index of 80 during the year with an average score of 73 for 2022. Link Alliance continue to review their safety management programme to drive continuous improvement in the management of H&S. The indicators used to monitor H&S performance will be reviewed in 2023.

CRL Ltd also tracks injury frequency rates such as the Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) for external benchmarking purposes.